I also found that most starts and many of the stops from ASS to be just too violent; it feels like the engine is being ripped out of the mounts. That can't be good for anything (the car or me).

It got to the point that I would dread coming to a stop and trying to guess how shaky the engine stop was going to be. Then when waiting to see if the engine would randomly start by itself (due to the A/C) and how rough the start was going to be. It was ruining my driving experience.

So, I just coded it to remember the last setting and couldn't be more happy.

No more remembering to turn ASS off when I start the car, no more anxiety at stops; I'm a happy driver again!